Paulo Shakarian is a Major in the U.S. Army who possesses not only a Ph.D. in computer science, but has over two years of combat experience on the ground in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He currently teaches computer science and conducts research at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He is the author of over 30 peer-reviewed academic papers as well as two books, including Introduction to Cyber Warfare (Syngress, 2013). His work has previously been featured in The Economist (print), WIRED, BBC News, MIT Technology Review, Help Net Security, and others.